Arrowmont Connections – Richard W. James to host Facebook Live artist reception
Arrowmont is a special community full of creative people – a family who know that coming together and making art is important. We talk a lot about the Arrowmont Experience – connecting through craft and community. That connection exists beyond physical proximity. It is in shared memories and new ideas. It lives in the friendships we make…
Arrowmont Connections: Dietlind Vander Schaaf “Everyday Hero” painting giveaway
Arrowmont is a special community full of creative people – a family who know that coming together and making art is important. We talk a lot about the Arrowmont Experience – connecting through craft and community. That connection exists beyond physical proximity. It is in shared memories and new ideas. It lives in the friendships…
Arrowmont Connections: Andrea Wilson and community members donate sewn surgical masks to local hospitals
Andrea Wilson, award-winning Wildflower Pilgrimage artist and friend of Arrowmont, has channeled her painting practice into a new project to help the community. With her family, neighbors, and friends, she has been sewing cloth surgical masks for community members most vulnerable at work. All masks are donated to local hospitals, first responders and public works…
Ohio ArtReach on the Road featured in Meigs Independent Press
ArtReach on the Road, Arrowmont’s youth outreach program offering traditional Appalachian craft workshops to children across Central Appalachia, is taking place in Athens City and Meigs County, Ohio this week. Over 350 students in middle school students will take the bus to the ARTS/West for a day of immersive crafts taught by local artists. The…
A Generous Legacy: Five Studio Coordinators for the Winter Pentaculum
By Suzi Banks Baum Winter Pentaculum 2020 marks the end of the term of service for five Studio coordinators. Each are familiar names in their worlds of art and writing, in the craft school network or in university art departments, on social media. They have won awards, done intriguing work, and each continues to…
The Language of Makers: Sounds Made in Solitude and in Community
By Suzi Banks Baum Artists work in solitude. We work alone at studio tables, punching away at laptops or penciling lines across yellow paper pads, making what we make from air. We concoct from random influences borne on the breeze, and all the life lived up to the moment just before the cup is shaped…
Bridging the Gap – Inside the jurors’ perspective
Arrowmont’s current biennial juried exhibition, Bridging the Gap: Contemporary Craft Practices, brings together 35 artists under 35 who are making significant strides in their craft in bold and diverse ways. The jury process brought together three outside curators from around the country, Jovencio de la Paz, Jessica Todd and Ariel Zaccheo, to identify a cohesive…
Introducing Arrowmont Craft Conversations, a new video series
Arrowmont will present a new video series, Arrowmont Craft Conversations, featuring instructors and artists discussing their work and the importance of the craft school experience. Watch the teaser video at youtube.com/arrowmont, and subscribe to get the latest videos in this series. Thank you to Zeke Leonard for his ukulele performance in this video, and to…
ESTABLISHING THE STEVE AND CAROLYN GOTTLIEB SCHOLARSHIP FOR VETERANS
Arrowmont is not just a place for creativity – it is an experience that changes lives. For many, the opportunity to attend Arrowmont is transformational. Few stories are more moving than those of returning soldiers who have found new purpose at Arrowmont. They gain knowledge and community, and they give back. Dr. Steve Gottlieb, President…
ArtReach on the Road featured in Citizen Tribune
ArtReach on the Road, Arrowmont’s youth outreach program offering traditional Appalachian craft workshops to children across Central Appalachia, is taking place in Morristown, Tennessee this week. Over 350 students in Hamblen and Jefferson County school systems will take the bus to the Rose Center for a day of immersive crafts, taught by local artists and craftspeople. The…
